XNA 3D Primer

1. XNA 3D Primer Michael C. Neel ViNull.com michael.neel@gmail.com

2. Wrox.com

3. create.msdn.com vinull.com

4. 3D Overview

5. 3D Math Decimals, Doubles, and Floats, Oh My!

6. 3D Math Right Hand Rule

7. 3D Math Matrix.CreateScale Matrix.CreateRotationX Matrix.CreateRotationY Matrix.CreateRotationZ Matrix.CreateFromAxisAngle Matrix.CreateFromQuaternion Matrix.CreateTranslation Matrix.CreateLookAt Matrix.CreatePerspective Matrix.CreatePerspectiveFieldOfView Matrix.CreatePerspectiveOffCenter Matrix.CreateOrthographic Matrix.CreateOrthographicOffCenter Matrix.CreateWorld

8. 3D Math Identity Scale Rotate Orbit Translate ISROT

9. 3D Math - Vectors

10. 3D Math – Build a better Arc Arctangent2 – Math.Atan2 Math.Atan2( 2.0, 4.0) 0.46364760900080609 Math.Atan2( -2.0, -4.0) -2.677945044588987

11. 3D Math Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(a), Vector3.Normalize(b)) 1.0 Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(d), Vector3.Normalize(e)) -1.0 Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(c), Vector3.Normalize(d)) 0.0 Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(b), Vector3.Normalize(c)) 0.707106769 Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(b), Vector3.Normalize(e)) -0.707106769

12. 3D Math Math.Acos( Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(b), Vector3.Normalize(c))) 0.78539818051171917 Math.Acos( Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(b), Vector3.Normalize(e))) 2.3561944730780739 Math.Acos( Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(b), Vector3.Normalize(d))) 0.78539818051171917 Math.Acos( Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(b), Vector3.Normalize(c))) 0.78539818051171917

13. 3D Math Vector3.Cross(b, d) {X:0 Y:0 Z:4} Vector3.Cross(b, c) {X:0 Y:0 Z:-4} Math.Acos( Vector3.Dot(Vector3.Normalize(b), Vector3.Normalize(c))) * Math.Sign(Vector3.Cross(b, c).Z) -0.78539818051171917

14. 3D Math Quaternions

15. Show Me The Code!